Case study:Babbs Mill reed bed

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Location: 52° 29' 19.58" N, 1° 45' 43.95" W

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Status	Complete
Project web site
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Will
Main contact surname	Groves
Main contact user ID	User:Wgroves
Contact organisation	Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Partner organisations	Environment Agency, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Friends of Kingfisher Park
Parent multi-site project
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Babbs Mill lake reedbed via Google satellite image

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The project will help improve the water quality of both Babb’s Mill lake and the River Cole and should also eradicate the unpleasant smell associated with one of the waterways in the area, known locally as the ‘smelly brook’.

A new reed bed has been created (March 2013) to improve water quality in Babbs Mill lake by cleansing the urban watercourse which flows through York’s Wood.

At the same time the watercourse itself was restored as it was broken out of its existing concrete channel and into a more natural course.

It's hoped that the more natural and visible watercourse will help deter fly tipping and increase the reporting of pollution incidents.

A shallow-water shelf was also created in Babbs Mill Lake from material excavated during the creation of the reedbed. This area will be allowed to develop into a second reed bed providing additional treatment of the watercourse.

Photos of the scheme are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/environment-agency/sets/72157632746487191/#

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Babbs Mill reedbed creation

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Humber River basin Tame Anker and Mease Subcatchment River name R Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 154154 m <br />0.154 km <br />15,400 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Suburban Waterbody ID GB104028042502 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB104028042502 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name R Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started Works started Works completed 2013/03/29 Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Urbanisation Hydromorphology Channel pattern/planform, Quantity & dynamics of flow, Width & depth variation Biology Physico-chemical Oxygen balance, Specific synthetic pollutants Other reasons for the project Water quality, Community demand, Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Channel reprofiling Floodplain / River corridor Reedbed creation Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Awareness raising Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information